María Victoria

Señora María Victoria has been selling meals for several years. Her business is located in her house, which she owns. She lives with her husband who is retired. They share household expenses. Their children are independent. She applies for a loan to buy ingredients for her dishes. The microfinance institution Caja Rural Señor D. Luren suggests granting the loan thanks to her good credit history and her personal and work references.

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About Caja Rural Señor de Luren

Caja Rural Señor de Luren is a microfinance institution based in Ica in southern Peru that primarily promotes the development of the country’s agricultural sector through lending. Today, it also offers credit for consumers, microenterprises and housing improvements, and has expanded its financial services to promote micro-savings and provide micro-insurance. This institution has been instrumental in helping borrowers recover from the devastating earthquake in the Ica region in 2007, and works with Peru’s National Bank to reach some of the poorest and most remote microfinance clients in the country.